Madara

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Madara Uchiha (斑)
Alias(es)	Itachi Uchiha, his public identity after rebirth; Hokage Madara, used to distinguish him from his reanimated counterpart 3 111 294.
Species/Race	Human; Uchiha bloodline. Later attains the realm of the Sage of Six Paths 3 159 302.
Gender	Male 3 131.
Affiliation	Uchiha Clan; Konohagakure. Also maintains private forces, including former Root operatives 109 122.
Occupation/Role	Fifth Hokage; shinobi commander and mentor. In his previous life, Uchiha clan leader and co-founder of Konoha 61 64 160 170.
Family	Fugaku and Mikoto’s son and Sasuke’s older brother in his current life; Izuna’s older brother in his previous life 3 238 251.
Status	Alive in Itachi’s body; regains Six Paths power more than twenty years after his rebirth 302.
First Appearance (provided context)	Revealed as Madara reborn in four-year-old Itachi’s body 3.

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Genin-qualified child	3	At four years old, retains his previous life’s combat experience and talent. Fugaku considers him qualified to become a genin; this is an assessment, not a documented promotion.
Sharingan and Mangekyō Sharingan available	32	Privately tests Itachi’s eyes and confirms that he can activate the Sharingan and awaken the Mangekyō. The current body’s eyes particularly excel at genjutsu.
Chūnin	50 111	Promoted after defeating Lingchuan Ling in the Chūnin Exam final; later identified as having become a chūnin at eight.
Mangekyō combat deployment	69	Uses a blue skeletal Susanoo-like defense and Tsukuyomi against Arakawa Kiba. The victory leaves his left eye bleeding.
Complete Uchiha ninjutsu mastery	87	Reports that he has mastered all of the clan’s ninjutsu.
Flying Thunder God mastery	88	Understands the technique within half a day using his past-life insight, then teleports between marked weapons. Gains an alternative to eyesight-damaging Mangekyō techniques.
Jōnin	97 111 153	Undertakes difficult assassination missions during his assessment and is subsequently confirmed as a jōnin. Orochimaru identifies him as Konoha’s youngest jōnin.
Hashirama-cell enhancement	159	Assimilates transplanted cells within half a day. Gains physical strength and chakra, repairs Mangekyō eye damage, and can use the eyes without their previous limit. The transplant does not awaken the Rinnegan.
Fifth Hokage	160	Reaches Konoha’s highest leadership rank following Hiruzen’s death and the succession process.
Nature-energy absorption	186	Uses Hashirama cells to absorb stable nature energy directly, improving perception, speed, and strength without separately balancing the energy.
Sage-powered Susanoo	187	Channels gathered sage power into Susanoo, substantially increasing its strength and durability. His initially limited quantity of Hashirama cells makes absorption slow.
Giant Susanoo deployment	227	Breaks out of Chibaku Tensei with an enormous Susanoo and teleports it into striking range of Deva Path.
Rinnegan transplant	238	Recovers and implants the eyes previously placed in Nagato. Can conceal them as ordinary eyes and switch through Sharingan, Mangekyō, and Rinnegan forms. Gives Itachi’s original eyes to Sasuke.
Advanced nature-energy mastery	295	Easily breaks Edo Madara’s fist and attributes the difference in strength to mastering nature energy, not merely possessing Hashirama cells.
Sage of Six Paths	302	Absorbs the Demonic Statue’s power, gains white hair and Truth-Seeking Orbs, and forcibly enters the Sage of Six Paths’ mental space. His ocular power surpasses the Sage’s.

Background / History

Madara’s previous life began in the Warring States Period, where he led the Uchiha Clan and received support from the Kōzuki family. After Tobirama killed his younger brother Izuna, Hashirama persuaded him to set aside his hatred. Madara and Hashirama subsequently founded Konoha 61 251.

Disillusioned with the village’s inability to secure lasting peace, Madara attempted to leave with his clansmen, but none followed him. In his new life, he reconsiders that rejection: rather than treating the clan as disloyal, he acknowledges that he had tried to sacrifice their hard-won stability for his own ambitions 64.

Black Zetsu’s alterations to the Uchiha stone tablet led him to believe that Infinite Tsukuyomi could end war. That plan ultimately enabled Kaguya to take over his body. Remembering both this deception and Naruto and Sasuke’s cooperation against Kaguya, he abandons the idea of achieving permanent peace through a solitary shortcut 58 295.

Reborn in Itachi’s body, Madara retains his experience but must rebuild his physical strength. Fugaku teaches him ninjutsu from an early age. His new family, Shisui’s companionship, and the renewed spectacle of children being sent to war give him personal reasons to protect the peace he once dismissed 3 4 5.

Identity and incarnations

Identity	Distinction
Reborn Madara / Itachi / Hokage Madara	The protagonist: Madara’s consciousness inhabiting Itachi’s body, publicly known as Itachi and eventually becoming Fifth Hokage 3 160.
Edo Madara	A separate Madara brought back through Impure World Reincarnation. He later cooperates with Hokage Madara and fights him as part of their larger arrangement 237 250 294.
Obito’s “Madara” persona	An impersonation. Obito even attempts to recruit the reborn Madara while claiming to be the legendary Uchiha himself 111 230.

Appearance

• Current body: Resembles Sasuke, but is older. As a child, his looks attract invitations from young Uchiha girls despite his aloof behavior 13 131.
• Intimidating presence: His expression and bearing frighten opponents and ordinary villagers, including Ino and her mother 49 94.
• Eyes: After the Rinnegan transplant, can display ordinary eyes, Sharingan, Mangekyō Sharingan, or Rinnegan at will 238.
• Six Paths transformation: His hair turns white and Truth-Seeking Orbs appear around him 302.

Personality

Madara is proud, commanding, and unusually composed for his apparent age. He initially treats Shisui as someone who must prove himself worthy of becoming a follower. He likewise demands that young Uchiha earn their clan’s reputation through training and achievement rather than inherited eyes or boasts 3 30 32.

His political patience contrasts with his aggressive fighting style. He gathers information before committing to factions, tailors his arguments to Hiruzen, and prefers weakening Danzō gradually when immediate confrontation would threaten the clan. His ambition remains expansive: he intends to unite the shinobi world under one nation and eventually create a world without ninja 9 60 87 295.

Family affection softens his outward detachment. He cares for infant Sasuke, misses Shisui during wartime, and decides against manipulating Naruto after seeing the boy’s loneliness. He also rejects Root’s treatment of orphans as expendable tools, extending his protection beyond the Uchiha to Konoha as a whole 5 11 86 109.

That compassion does not prevent calculated cruelty. He controls useful captives with cursed seals and treats dangerous enemies as training opportunities for his protégés. Most starkly, he watches Sasuke’s group suffer against Ranmaru, refuses to intervene, and expresses satisfaction when Neji’s collapse triggers Sasuke’s Mangekyō awakening 121 192 207.

Abilities & Skills

Combat experience and taijutsu

His previous life’s knowledge allows him to exploit openings that his opponents overlook.

• Defeats four children in one exchange and later overwhelms three teenage Sharingan users by exploiting blind spots and superior movement 13 30.
• Injects chakra through physical strikes to temporarily immobilize opponents, despite lacking the Byakugan’s view of chakra pathways 30.
• Learns techniques such as Leaf Strong Whirlwind through exchanges with Might Guy 115.
• Combines speed, weapon attacks, and deception to eliminate Kiba’s four-person Sunagakure team in under a minute 69.

Shurikenjutsu and swordsmanship

Precision and attack geometry compensate for his childhood body’s initially limited strength.

• Uses overlapping trajectories and a splitting Fūma Shuriken to force Shisui to activate his Sharingan 3.
• Corrects Shisui’s sword technique with more effective two-handed slashes 4.
• Defeats Itsuki in a shuriken contest and demonstrates dual-sword attacks against Guy 31 99.
• Later gives Sasuke the Futsu-no-Mitama sword to complement his lightning chakra 170.

Elemental ninjutsu and clones

He combines large-scale elemental attacks with simple techniques used at decisive moments.

• Fire Release: Uses Great Fireball, Phoenix Flower, Dragon Fire, Dragon Flame Song, and Majestic Destroyer Flame 32 69 93 99.
• Water Release: Counters Sasuke’s Great Fireball with Water Dragon Bullet during training 115.
• Clones: Uses both Shadow Clones and the basic Clone Technique to misdirect Kiba 69.
• Evidence destruction: Burns Maeda Shin’s body and associated evidence with Majestic Destroyer Flame 93.

Genjutsu and Mangekyō Sharingan

Itachi’s eyes provide exceptional genjutsu aptitude, but Madara can also use illusions without activating the Sharingan.

• Turns Nobuo’s Sharingan illusion against him without using his own eyes 32.
• Manipulates a merchant caravan to infiltrate the Wind capital, then removes its members’ memories of him and Kakashi 92.
• Incapacitates Kiba with Tsukuyomi before killing him 69.
• Makes the Thunder God Shield’s defenders perceive one another as Madara, provoking attacks within their formation 103.
• Controls the half of the Nine-Tails housed in reanimated Minato while extracting its chakra 261.
• Original limitation: Mangekyō use causes bleeding and progressive eye damage; Hashirama cells later repair that damage 69 88 159.

Susanoo

His deep-blue Susanoo serves as both a defensive shell and a large-scale weapon.

• Protects him from his own flames and the Thunder God Shield’s lightning 103.
• Gains green threads and increased strength and durability when infused with sage power 187.
• Resists Animal Path’s multiplying dogs and breaks free of Chibaku Tensei 227.
• Can be moved with Flying Thunder God, allowing its enormous blade to strike from an unexpected position 227.

Flying Thunder God Technique

Madara learns Tobirama’s space-time technique from Hiruzen’s secret scroll.

• Uses marking formulas resembling the Uchiha crest on weapons 88.
• Teleports to marked kunai during attacks and bypasses conventional barriers and defensive formations 103.
• Places marks on Sasuke and Naruto to locate and reach them during the Forest of Death confrontation 131.
• Transports Minato to his underground experimental facility 261.
• Gives him a powerful combat option that does not require repeated Mangekyō use 88.

Hashirama cells and nature energy

Cell research becomes the foundation of his renewed physical power and sage abilities.

• Rapidly assimilates Hashirama cells, increasing strength and chakra while repairing his eyes 159.
• Absorbs stable nature energy through the cells without the balancing process described by Jiraiya 186.
• Initially gathers energy slowly because his body contains only a small quantity of the cells 187.
• Later develops sufficient mastery to physically overpower Edo Madara 295.
• Works with Orochimaru and Kabuto to improve Hashirama-cell applications, including Sasuke’s enhancement 238 262.

Rinnegan and Six Paths power

He restores his original eyes through transplantation rather than evolving Itachi’s eyes into the Rinnegan.

• Switches between ocular forms and retains the ability to conceal the Rinnegan 238.
• Controls and summons the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path 261 295.
• Uses chakra-infused Black Rods with Sasuke to immobilize Hashirama 294.
• Gains Truth-Seeking Orbs upon returning to the Six Paths realm 302.
• Breaches the Sage of Six Paths’ mental space and demonstrates superior ocular power 302.

Seals, intelligence, and leadership

Madara builds influence through controlled information, capable followers, and institutional reform.

• Knows how to activate the cursed seal on Obito’s heart, though he reserves it as a contingency 111.
• Places control seals on Zabuza, Haku, and Orochimaru 121 154.
• Removes Orochimaru’s Five Elements Seal from Naruto 131.
• Uses Gato’s business records, company seal, and an impersonator to acquire economic influence 122.
• Delegates administration to Shikaku, security to Fugaku, and medical reform to Tsunade 170.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Kunai, shuriken, Fūma Shuriken, and wires — Used for precision attacks, traps, and Flying Thunder God positioning 3 88 227.
• Shisui’s short sword — Used alongside Futsu-no-Mitama in his spar with Guy 99.
• Futsu-no-Mitama — A treasured sword associated with Shinhiko Kōzuki’s public recognition of Madara; later gifted to Sasuke 79 99 170.
• Hokage ninjutsu scroll — Hiruzen’s confidential gift containing techniques developed by successive Hokage, including Flying Thunder God 88.
• Demonic Statue of the Outer Path — Kept in his private facility beneath Root’s former site; central to his pursuit of Ten-Tails power 261 295.
• Kaguya’s Kāma remnant — Identified as an Ōtsutsuki backup containing her memories but not her destroyed soul; reveals the existence of other Ōtsutsuki beyond the world 302.

Relationships

• Sasuke Uchiha — Younger brother, student, and chosen successor beyond the Hokage office. Madara gives him weapons and his current eyes, but also deliberately exposes him to traumatic trials 170 192 238.
• Fugaku Uchiha — Father and early ninjutsu teacher. Madara guides him away from rebellion and later entrusts him with village security 13 53 170.
• Mikoto Uchiha — Mother in his current life. Fiercely opposes sending him to war and remains openly affectionate toward him 5 94.
• Shisui Uchiha — Early training partner and trusted ally. His protective, brotherly care undermines Madara’s initial insistence on a leader–follower hierarchy 3 4 54.
• Naruto Uzumaki — Student and family-like dependent whose childhood improves through the Uchiha household. Madara supports his development while using Akatsuki battles to test him 86 88 111 207.
• Hayato Hyuga — Student and loyal subordinate. Madara helps him question the Hyuga’s restrictions and accepts his pledge after the Chūnin Exams 29 50.
• Neji Hyuga — Protégé who pledges loyalty after Madara settles Hizashi’s death. Later becomes part of Madara’s dangerous plan to develop Sasuke 169 192.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi — Political patron who sees him as a bridge to the Uchiha and a future Hokage. Gives him the scroll that enables his Flying Thunder God mastery 52 60 88.
• Shikaku Nara — Trusted administrator and right-hand man, appointed because Madara considers their interests aligned with Konoha’s 170.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto — Unequal scientific and covert partners. Their research supports his cell enhancements, training schemes, and preparations for wider war 153 154 181 295.
• Obito Uchiha — Former pupil and present strategic pawn. Madara condemns his recklessness, forces him out of Konoha, and exploits his dependence on stronger allies 11 111 112 196.
• Hashirama Senju — Former friend, rival, and co-founder. Madara’s knowledge of his habits later helps defeat his reanimated form 58 61 294.
• Izuna Uchiha — Beloved younger brother from his previous life. Madara once regained his sight through Izuna’s eyes and wants Sasuke to enjoy the peaceful childhood Izuna lacked 88 238 251.
• Black Zetsu — Former manipulator whose deception Madara now understands. Warns Edo Madara about him and refuses to repeat the path that enabled Kaguya’s possession 58 282 295.
• Uchiha Ajin — Longtime associate and personal-guard leader. Madara corrects his tendency to judge outsiders solely by combat strength 122.
• Zabuza and Haku — Captured subordinates controlled by cursed seals; valued for their usefulness in Kirigakure-related plans 121 122.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rebuilding strength and preventing rebellion

After witnessing the Third Shinobi World War, Madara recognizes that Uchiha isolation could lead to the clan’s destruction. The Nine-Tails attack and forced relocation sharpen that concern. He proposes gaining influence within both Konoha and the clan rather than choosing an extreme faction immediately 5 9 11 12.

He builds authority among younger Uchiha through combat demonstrations, then persuades Hiruzen and Fugaku to communicate directly instead of allowing Root to shape their understanding of one another. His questions about governing after a coup convince Fugaku to abandon rebellion 30 32 52 53.

Military reputation and Root’s dismantling

His exam victory, protection of Shinhiko, and assassination missions establish him as a military asset and potential Hokage. Flying Thunder God mastery gives Hiruzen leverage abroad and makes Madara’s rise a direct challenge to Danzō’s position 50 69 79 93 97.

Madara secures the Police Force’s return to central Konoha, encouraging a stronger relationship between the Uchiha and ordinary villagers. After taking over Root, he ends its brutal training and brainwashing, integrates its orphans into the regular shinobi system, and requests that the Police Force recruit outside the clan 87 95 109.

Independent forces and Hokage succession

Alongside his public career, Madara retains former Root personnel and builds a covert network. In the Land of Waves, he subdues Zabuza and Haku and arranges the takeover of Gato’s company 121 122.

During the Konoha Crush, Hiruzen dies trusting Itachi to lead the village. Madara pursues Orochimaru but turns their confrontation into coerced cooperation. He subsequently reaches the Fifth Hokage’s office, strengthens himself with Hashirama cells, and negotiates a renewed alliance with Sunagakure 152 153 154 159 160.

Cultivating successors and confronting Akatsuki

As Hokage, Madara delegates domestic responsibilities and concentrates on external threats. He arranges field trials for Sasuke and Neji, seeking successors with judgment as well as strength, but permits extreme danger when he believes suffering will accelerate their development 170 181 187 192.

He treats Akatsuki as both an enemy and a resource for training Naruto and Sasuke. While they fight its members, he reserves its leader for himself. His defeat of Pain precedes the recovery of his Rinnegan and the transfer of Itachi’s eyes to Sasuke 196 207 227 238.

Edo Madara and the wider war

Kabuto introduces Edo Madara as leverage against Obito. The reanimated counterpart later operates within an arrangement with Hokage Madara, questions Black Zetsu’s motives, and deliberately places him in Sasuke’s path to be sealed 237 250 282 294.

Edo Madara’s attacks on Iwagakure and his battle alongside Hashirama provide formidable opposition for the new generation. Hokage Madara and Sasuke defeat Hashirama through coordinated spatial techniques; Hokage Madara then overpowers his reanimated counterpart 288 294 295.

Return to Six Paths power

With Naruto and Sasuke occupied elsewhere, Madara begins taking control of the Demonic Statue himself. He explicitly avoids repeating the mistake of absorbing the God Tree under Black Zetsu’s direction 295.

By the final documented chapter, he has destroyed Kaguya’s soul, examined her memory-bearing Kāma, and regained Six Paths power as Edo Madara’s body crumbles. The Sage of Six Paths recognizes that Madara has surpassed him and that his planned intervention is unnecessary 302.

Notable Quotes

“The Sharingan is certainly the key to the Uchiha Clan's power. But if you rely on it alone and neglect to develop your own strength, you're nothing more than pathetic weaklings, even with those eyes.” 30

“Though I may die, my path will endure.” 58

“When a Daimyo wants more territory, ninja have to die. I'm tired of that state of affairs. I want to create a world where everyone can grow up healthy and grow old in peace.” 153